Patents by Inventor Wilbur E. Hill

Wilbur E. Hill has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Controlling coverage in a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 10165451
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing improved network performance in wireless communications networks using intelligent radiation selection are provided. A radio is communicatively coupled to an antenna and configured to provide a signal to the antenna for broadcast from a cell site. One or more input components are communicatively coupled to the radio to provide information on at least one of an internal or an external condition of the antenna, so that the radio can adjust or modify the signal provided to the antenna to change an emitted pattern of radiation from the antenna to reduce signal loss, or recover or help maintain an area of coverage provided by the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Chaitanya Chukka, Andrew Mark Wurtenberger, Wilbur E. Hill, Patrick Jacob Schmidt
  • Intelligent radiation selection for antennas in a wireless communications environment
    Patent number: 9736846
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing improved network performance in wireless communications networks using intelligent radiation selection are provided. A radio is communicatively coupled to an antenna and configured to provide a signal to the antenna for broadcast from a cell site. One or more input components are communicatively coupled to the radio to provide information on at least one of an internal or an external condition of the antenna, so that the radio can adjust or modify the signal provided to the antenna to change an emitted pattern of radiation from the antenna to reduce signal loss, or recover or help maintain an area of coverage provided by the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Chaitanya Chukka, Andrew Mark Wurtenberger, Wilbur E Hill, Patrick Jacob Schmidt
  • Antenna mount system and methods for small cell deployment
    Patent number: 9705177
    Abstract: Antenna mount systems and methods for deploying small cells are disclosed. The antenna mount system may include an outer housing and an inner antenna enclosure at least partly positioned inside the outer housing, with the inner antenna enclosure movably coupled to the outer housing. The antenna mount system can include an orientation member that can aid in maintaining a particular orientation of an antenna so as to maintain a radiation pattern substantially on a defined area, independent of the position of the antenna mount system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Patrick Jacob Schmidt, Wilbur E. Hill, Chaitanya Chukka, Andrew Mark Wurtenberger